Bloodshot by Cherie Priest

By Cherie Priest

Vampire for lease . . .

Raylene Pendle (AKA Cheshire Red), a vampire and world-renowned thief, doesn’t often dangle along with her personal sort. She’s too busy stealing beneficial artwork and infrequent jewels. but if the infuriatingly fascinating Ian Stott asks for support, Raylene unearths him very unlikely to resist—even even though Ian doesn’t wish useful artifacts. He desires her to retrieve lacking executive files—documents that care for the key organic experiments that left Ian blind.

What Raylene doesn’t discount for is a case that takes her from the wilds of Minneapolis to the suggest streets of Atlanta. And with a psychotic, power-hungry scientist on her path, a kick-ass drag queen on her part, and males in Black stoning up on the such a lot inconvenient moments, the case proves to be one hell of a journey.

Glory St. Clair loves absorbing Hollywood's vampire nightlife along with her horny Scottish lover, Jeremiah. specially whilst she meets a vampire/ vitamin guru who gives you to offer her the physique she's sought after for hundreds of years. One challenge: his extended family and Jeremiah's are historical enemies. yet Glory's now not approximately to permit a silly kinfolk feud come among her and narrow bliss.

Word: Set within the related trade background universe, the tales within the Carpathia Timeline stand by myself, even though a few characters seem in either books.

Romania, 1882: After spending years attempting to find and wreck Prince Radu Zeklos, the vampire that killed his fiancé, Daniel Jameson unearths an answer to his challenge whilst the King of Romania makes a decision to host a global race of “self-propelled floor machines” throughout the Carpathian Mountains.

Four international locations — Germany, England, France and the U.S. — are set to participate within the race, and Jameson unearths allies in significant William “Stump” O’Brien, the yankee team’s army liaison, and Olivia Lowenby, the daughter of the guy accountable for construction the English automobile and a lady who additionally wishes revenge opposed to the vampire for the demise of her brother.

Initially against the race simply because if winning it's going to wreck the “traditional method of life” for Romania’s vampires and werewolves, Prince Zeklos has replaced his brain. He too seizes the competition as a chance to accomplish whatever he has spent years dreaming of: the construction of a brand new country of the undead, Carpathia.

With airships fighting within the skies and people struggling with undead creatures at the floor, “Carpathia” is full of motion and plot twists as Jameson and Zeklos maneuver to accomplish their very various ambitions.

This version includes Bonus good points together with enjoyable proof and pattern chapters from "The Devil's Harvest," the second one booklet within the Carpathia Timeline.

In 1972, Jeff Rice's novel The evening Stalker brought Carl Kolchak to the realm. This spine-tingling novel of supernatural terror turned an immediate bestseller and served because the foundation for the movie of an identical identify, starring Darren McGavin and tailored through mythical Twilight sector screenwriter Richard Matheson.

New season. New principles. The age-old conflict of Slayer vs. vampire is the focal point of Buffy's existence as soon as again--- it's downright nostalgic! yet with all of the toying with magic she's performed in recent years, this lady may still understand it's time for an additional online game switch . .. Shouldn't she?

It had a rough edge, a rasp of physical pain. Beneath his robe, The Dweller's burns were not yet healed. Not entirely. Lardis shrugged awkwardly, felt lost for an answer. 'You sent for me. ' The Dweller answered Lardis's shrug with one of his own. 'I myself don't know what they are! But for the moment they are the needs of my people. Later ... ' Lardis waited, and eventually: 'I fear there are changes in the offing,' said The Dweller, sighing. 'There are several subjects to discuss. My mother, my father, myself.

Lardis followed him, watching as he opened the window, leaned out a little way, and inclined his head upwards to the misted mountain peaks. The ghost of a howl came ululating down, thin and eerie, echoing in flooding moonlight. And behind his golden mask The Dweller smiled. 'No harm will come to me or mine," he eventually continued, when the howling stopped. ' 'But ... ' Lardis was at pains to understand his motives. ' 'Stay here? Ah, no. ' 'To your mother? ' For a moment Lardis believed he saw red fires reflected on the rims of the eye sockets in the golden mask, and he was hard put to contain a sudden shudder.

Perhaps it was so, but mention her name to The Dweller and he would only smile. Except... these days he wasn't much given to smiling. Lardis arrived at his destination: a white stone bungalow with round windows and a chalet-styled roof, situated close to a hot spring. An exterior staircase of yellow-varnished pine zigzagged up to a small balcony under projecting eaves, which fronted The Dweller's bedroom in the hollow of the red-tiled roof. After the battle in the garden, when the house suffered exploding gas-beast blasts, only its shell had been left standing.